I just plugged the HJE900 into my girlfriend's Acer laptop, equipped with a Realtek HD sound card. Absolutely no hiss whatsoever, at any volume level... (As with any laptop, I cut the green/yellow ground line from the AC power adapter cable, to prevent any ground-loop/hum/hiss. YMMV.)

Well for whatever reason it just stopped hissing on my phone. Sounds nice and quiet, almost as quiet as the clip+. I still hear it on the laptop a little, but it has definitely quieted down a lot too. Is this a possible break in issue? I had about 10-15 hours on them when I posted. Seriously, I have not done anything different and was looking at cutting the ground line on the power adapter.

Holy cammoly! The price has now jumped to 150 US$ on Amazon; this $30 price jump reinforces what I previously said: dfkt has quite a bit of influence on Panasonic's HJE900 sales (well maybe I'm stretching it a bit ).

As a second thought, the HJE900's product picture has changed too; perhaps the vendor who was originally selling at $120 is sold out! (another point for dfkt's influence rating!!!)

Holy cammoly! The price has now jumped to 150 US$ on Amazon; this $30 price jump reinforces what I previously said: dfkt has quite a bit of influence on Panasonic's HJE900 sales (well maybe I'm stretching it a bit ).

As a second thought, the HJE900's product picture has changed too; perhaps the vendor who was originally selling at $120 is sold out! (another point for dfkt's influence rating!!!)

LOL...I was joking with him on this very theory the other day

Seems dfkt might indeed be a mighty, one-man market maker!

I suggested to him, as a public service to all those ABi-ers who want to buy the Panasonics now, that he temporarily post a revised review, one which pans the HJE900's so that the prices will plummet and people like me can get 'em for a song and a dance.

I am new to the forum, and i have read all the reviews in here. they are very helpful. i just placed an order for future sonics m5, and i just wondering how RP_HJE900 compare the the M5? thanks alot for advice.

HJE have less bass quantity than the Atrio (Atrio bass is huge, HJE bass is still plenty), HJE have more treble, much better build quality, are easier to insert and get a good seal with, Atrio isolate a bit more.

Hey guys I'm about to buy these used (Don't worry I asked if they were clean ) And He is saying "Right nozzle filter is missing but does not affect quality" Does not having the filter in affect the sound or anything?

well, just got my HJE900 today, and i think dfkt nailed everything on those phones. the treble is a bit too much, especially at high volum. after i got so used to the M5, the treble on HJE900 is just too much for me. the M5 is more musical and have a warmer sound then the HJE900. will receive my sm3 tomorrow.

Great Review Man, I Just wrote a review on the Zune HD 16GB...Your review was super insightful and I would love to see you write more. Definitely looks like a great product with a stylish design. Smokes anything than that stupid FRUIT company has ever made.... I Heard they're coming out with an Ipod for kids, its called the ITouch Child. keep it up man!